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The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded seven research contracts to identify new adjuvants to enhance the protective abilities of vaccines.Read More »

Heather Coburn, the paramedic program director for Hendricks Regional Health in Danville, Indiana, is currently attending an Emergency Medical Operations (EMO) course at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) in Anniston, Alabama. Read More »

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will provide financial support to Philips Respironics for the development of a portable respirator in an effort to boost emergency response to pandemics.Read More »

New Mexico-based nanoMR Inc. received $5.9 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services on Monday to develop a device that could reduce the time needed to test for bacteria such as anthrax from days to hours.Read More »

A report issued by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has stated that after an audit it found that the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Logistics Supply Chain Management System (LSCMS) may not be able meet the needs of providing supplies to victims in the case of a catastrophic event.Read More »

Texas and Dallas County health officials are exercising caution and issued close family members of the Dallas Ebola patient a strict public health control order on Wednesday to prevent the spread of the disease.Read More »

To cap Massachusetts Emergency Preparedness Month 2014, the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) is highlighting the work of several participants who “Got Involved” in safety and security enhancement projects for their communities.Read More »

Wisconsin fifth graders will learn emergency preparedness skills thanks to a $13,000 award from AT&T that will be used to bring the STEP program back to schools, Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch announced on Sept. 29. Read More »

Rep. Pete King (R-NY) recently introduced House Resolution 5620, which would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials available for use by emergency response providers. Read More »

One person has died, another is in isolation and more than 80 others are being monitored closely following an outbreak of Marburg hemorrhagic fever (Marburg HF) in Uganda, African News reported on Monday. Read More »

Dr. Brett P. Giroir will lead the newly created Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response, which will assess the state's readiness level for response to pandemic diseases such as Ebola, Gov. Rick Perry announced on Monday.Read More »

The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and several state agencies are working to create a coordinated response to public health emergencies and provide a briefing to Gov. Phil Bryant at the State Emergency Operations Center on Wednesday.Read More »